HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-10-04, Page 38PAGE 8B
Janet Gardner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William
Gardner of 339 Eldon
Street, is a Rotary ex-
change student in
tustralia at present.
Doug Glousher, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James
Glusher of Auburn, is
working.
Mr
Chris Wood, son of Mrs.
Joan Wood of 154 Elgin
%venue, is working in
construction.
Phil Donatis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Donatis,
323 Warren St., Goderich,
is working.
61 students back a
GDCI for Year 5
A number of students at
GDCI received their
second school graduation
diplomas on Friday
even-rng—: t ern-ntra-
commencement exer-
cises, and are back at
GDCI for another year.
The Year 5 students for
1979-80 are:
Andrew Koopmans
Roger Lewis
Jeannette Little
Randy Little
Diana Leddy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Leddy
of R.R. 2 Auburn, is at-
tending Fanshawe
College.
Brian McClinchey, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Garth
McClinchey of R.R. 1
\uburn, is farming,
Ralph Ridder, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Evert Ridder of
R.R. 2 Goderich, is at-
tending Ridgetown
agricultural College.
John Sudyk, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Josef Suolyk of
R.R. 6 Goderich, is
working.
Student richly endowed
with life's requirements
BY DAN DONNELLY
This school differs not
t
in the least from its '1200.
Ontario counterparts - so
far as the physical
components•of bricks and
mortar. However the
difference,- and it is a
very substantial dif-
ference, is in the, per-
sonnel of the school.
That personnel creates
atmosphere, provides
Larry Adams
Mark Alexander
Pat Boyle
John Brown
Kevin Bundy
Joan Burleigh
Rick Carman
David Cartwright
Eric Courtney
Heather Davidson
Blaise Doherty
Dennis Donnelly
Eamon Dooriy
Kevin Dykstra
Heidi Elliott
Tom Fincher
Nancy Fisher
Sandy Gauley
Margo Gleason
Rod Graham
Greg Hallam
Meike Hanl'
Jennifer Harrison
Susan Horton
Sharon Howes
ac-eona
Mandy Marriott
Anne McDonald
Karen Melady
Eric Mitchell
Ray Moffett
Andy Moore
Pat Murphy
John O'Keefe
Cathy Orr
Sandy Palmer
Bill Peters
Sharon Pollock
Wade Raithby
Bonnie Reid
Claudette Richard
Sandra Rowe
Neil Sager
Debbie Shaddick
Bill Shewfelt
Dale Simons
Ian Sine
Chris Sumner
Jeff Surridge
Mark Taylor
Doug Thompson
Bill Tigert
Bob Tigert
Joanne Van Osch
Randy Wheeler
Sue Williams
Sherry Verbeek
Attention
grads!!
This is your souvenir
edition - of your
graduating year, 1978-
79.
Keep it. You'll enjoy
looking back on friends
and classmates in the
years to come.
Good luck
in the future
It is not hard to ap-
preciate the quality of the
teaching staff that
directed us through our
high school careers. Not
only do we regard them
as former teachers but as
counsellors and friends
who gave us the strength, point asks himself, human race Will be en -
of. character and the "Where do I go next?" countering us at all
initiative to either enter Only you can answer times. We must . be 6p- ,
the labor force or con- that. A point that can't be timistic because with the
tinue on to a higher stressed enough is to sorrows there will be
onfers education remember thatyour ne�ctT0.h�p�„r,,,,��o,,.,
For any younger step up the ladder must into the future are the
students present tonight, be one that ydu` want to enduring 1 i f"e l o n•g
I can assure you that your make. Life is long enough friendships that we have
teachers are here to give to take time to stop and made with our
make the decisions but it
is much. too short to be
wasting your time in .a
role that you don't fit._
Whether you 'are
returning to Grade 13,
entering the workforce or
heading off to college or. •
university, make sure
that you • are • getting the
personal satisfaction that
you deserve.
For many of us, our
years at high school are
now a part of the past. It
is hard to encompass
these years in a few
seconds, so perhaps it is
best to• summarize by
recalling what we are
departing with.
Not only do we have our
academic foundations but
we have discovered pride
in participation and
satisfaction in ac -
co rnplishment. Our
development of the
motivation to achieve has
left us with a sense of
awareness of our
responsibilities.
The days of spoon
feeding are in the payst as
we look to the future to -
the days when our
generation will be feeding
from the spoon.
There will lie new To all graduates, I give
challenges leading to new . my best wishes. Have a
horizons and the corn- good year and a great
petitive instinct of the forever.
Valedictory
address
greatness. That per-
sonnel ' through this
auditorium and gym-
nasium guided us through
participation in athletics,
drama, public speaking,
dances, band concerts;
ancLatudent alert in s ancj
government, creating a
total community ex-
perience for our benefit.
That personnel in the
adjoining academic wing
demonstrated long
suffering perseverance in
guiding us along to
wisdom, knowledge,
understanding, counsel,
. fortitude and even piety.
,f4 rid ' before anyone
suspects that the seventh
gift of the Holy Ghost was
overlooked, the ad-
ministrative and
disciplinary staff in the
front offices saw to it that
we were• richly endowed
with the fear of the Lord:.
Not the least of this
school's achievements is
its presently demon-
strated capacity to take a
Grade 10 student who was
suspended for one year
from all social activities
and transform that same
student into class
valedictorian.
And thereby it falls to
me to speak forall of%i's in
this Graduation Class - to
in fleeting moments
verbalize our thoughts
and emotions, the joy of
achievement, the sorrow
of- parting, our respect
and our affection,_. our
pride and our gratitude.
When we arrived in
you an education of the
utmost standards. From
my own experiences, I
can say in all honesty that
as the years pass by, you
will appreciate and
respect them more and
more.
Unfortunately the
teaching staff is losing
three valued members
this year. To Mrs. Pirie,
Mr. Shaw and Mr.
Scaman, on behalf of the
graduating class, I offer
you best wishes and good
luck for the future.
For four or five years
we have joined together
as proud members of this
student body. Naturally
the years had their trials
and tribulations but these
were always over-
shadowed by the
tremendous Viking spirit.
Whether on the playing
field, the stage, in the
band or whatever, the
members of the GDCI
clubs and teams led us to
learn just how fortunate
we were to be a part of
this great school.
Recall the good times
involved in the various
fund raising . activities
such as the dance-a-thon,
jog-a-thon, magazine and
orange sales. Thanks to
the hard work of so many
students, results are
beginning to show.
No longer does the
cafeteria resemble an
Grade 9 we were army mess hall, while the
children, finding our- tuck shop and many of
selves once again at the the lockors are so greatly
bottom. of the totem pole. improved. Across the
After four or five years, street, the track,complex
the staff has aided in our is beginning to rise from
transformation to the fields. It was the
responsible young adults. effort of the majority of
In the process, they the students that made
charted our early ex- such changes possible.
periences, showed. us the It is from this foun-
democratic way, helped dation that we leave
,us develop social graces GDCI as young adults.
and assisted in our In the last year of high
character building. school, everyone at some
classmates.
To the staff, I assure
you that we are now
read -y to -l -ranch- into -new
and varied careers in the
limitless prospects of the
future. We are now
gathered as a group of
life long friends to say'
thank you for one last
time.
Rest assured that your
patience, understanding
and strength of purpose
are not wasted. We go
forward under your
proud and watchful eye to
take our rightful places in
Canadian society.
In closing, Iwill
reminisce .hack to the
days of Grade 10 Latin
and our school motto -
Palmam non sinepulvere
- translated as no palm
without dust or no reward
without effort.
Remember this, for in
the future it can be an
incentive in whatever
endeavor you choose to
follow. But just as im-
portant, it can serve as a
constant reminder of the
great friends and great
experiences we had at
GDCI.
Dan
Donnelly
Chosen
to say it
-for the
class of '79